He left Nicaragua for a better life

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Senior High School | Houston, TX

Thirty-eight years ago, Gabriel Tellez left Nicaragua to start a new life in America.

Produced by Daisy Munoz, Walter Ramirez, Ashley Saldana and Dragon Vongkham, students of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Senior High School in Houston, Texas. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Allison Messenger. Station support provided by Houston Public Media.

See the full series: New Americans: immigration, identity and community through the eyes of teenagers